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Traffic Snake Game Network: How an EU Project Encourages Sustainable Mobility Through a Game

Metka Novak - April 27, 2021

How to implement changes in a fun and exciting way? How to influence the youngest residents of your city to switch to sustainable means of transport? Well, through gaming, obviously! Specifically, with a game...

Greenery

The Case for Green Roofs

Metka Novak - June 28, 2021

How to incorporate greenery into urban spaces? Where to put green spaces in a densely populated area? Putting them on a roof is a way to go! The benefits of green roofs are being...

Greenery

EU Projects Working Towards Greener Cities

Metka Novak - June 29, 2021

Green is the new black; or rather, ‘greenzoning’ is the new ‘grayzoning’. These EU projects are the ones painting the cities green, striving to protect the (urban) biodiversity, or focusing on social inclusion by...

Greenery

Urban Gardening in Bustling Cities

Metka Novak - July 7, 2021

As the desire for eating healthy, fresh, organic and home-grown produce grows, naturally so does the desire for gardening. But where to garden when you live in a densely populated city? Urban gardens offer...

Greenery

Flora Robotica: The Future of Growing Your Own House?

Metka Novak - July 21, 2021

Let’s talk hypothetically – what if we had the ability to grow our own houses? Out of plants? No greenhouse gas emissions, no grey concrete, no building-material waste, no heat island effects. Wouldn’t it...

Greenery

Green Gentrification: Why, How & Who?

Metka Novak - March 7, 2022

Lately, it seems ‘climate justice’, ‘eco-gentrification’, and ‘green gentrification’ are the most used terms in the realm of sustainability. Whatever the phrase, gentrification is not an easy matter for discussion. Why that is the...

Cycling

4 Main Dos and Don’ts of Cycle Promotion: Learnings From EU Project Leaders

Metka Novak - May 19, 2022

Planning an initiative to encourage cycling in your city is certainly an admirable task, and in this era, one of great importance. However, there is more than meets the eye when starting on this...

Retrofitting

Retrofitting and Energy Efficiency Projects

Karl Dickinson - September 16, 2021

With climate change being so high on the agenda, it’s not surprising that there is a range of retrofitting projects testing out various measures, innovations, technologies, and tools for engagement to see how we...

Retrofitting

Decarbonisation, Energy Efficiency & Retrofitting Policies

Karl Dickinson - September 22, 2021

There is a plethora of retrofitting policies out there, especially in Europe, that are guiding the move to a cleaner, greener energy scene. Here is a selection of rules and guidelines that are improving...

Retrofitting

A Growing Field: Research into Retrofitting

Karl Dickinson - September 21, 2021

Research into retrofitting and the energy efficiency of buildings is a growing field. Here’s a sample of some of the most interesting papers around. An Investment Allocation Approach for Building Energy Retrofits This paper introduces a...

Retrofitting

Retrofitting Reports: Prime Publications on Policy and Practice

Karl Dickinson - September 24, 2021

Retrofitting is big news. The internet is home to many academic papers and reports on the subject. Aside from providing a lot of empirical data, the impressive level of research shows us just how...

Cycling

EU Cycling Projects: What’s Out There

Jo Helme - February 22, 2021

What do stars, pasta and chips have in common? They’re all names for EU funded initiatives on cycling. Here’s the place to start if you want to understand this curious world of EU cycling...

Cycling

Behind the Scenes of the EU Handshake Cycling Project

Jo Helme - April 12, 2021

‘Handshake’ is currently the biggest European Union project on cycling, combining thirteen cities and a budget of nearly five million euros. We spoke to the project coordinator, Mario Gualdi, to get a first-hand account. What's the...

Construction

Financing Green Buildings: Is ‘Sustainable’ Affordable?

Iris Fiebiger - August 26, 2021

Sustainable buildings provide plenty of environmental, economic, and social benefits. So why are we hesitant to build more of them? A common explanation (and misconception!) is that they are simply too expensive. To bust...

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